mirall

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan mirall~mirayl, from Vulgar Latin *mīrāclum (“mirror”), derived from Latin mīrārī (“look at”). By surface analysis, mirar +‎ -all. Compare Occitan miralh, Old French mirail. Morphological doublet of miracle, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [miˈɾaʎ]
(Balearic, informal) IPA^(key): /miˈɾaj/
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Rhymes: -aʎ

Noun

mirall m (plural miralls)

mirror
Synonym: (Valencian) espill

Derived terms

mirall de popa
mirall retrovisor

References

“mirall” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“mirall”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“mirall” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“mirall” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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